The next stage of the Environmental Audit Committee's inquiry into #AirPollution takes place later today.
The Committee will be asking scientific experts about air pollution's threat to #Health, and considering how the government can reduce the risks to children and disadvantaged groups.
Air pollution levels are still too high in London. What happened to reaching World Health Organization #AirPollution guidelines @mayoroflondon.bsky.social?
This is a hard-hitting read about the effects of breathing dirty air on our kids.
Hello Camden!
Join our colleagues this Thursday @healthyairldn.bsky.social
for a clean air, climate and transport hustings to hear what #Greens, #Labour and #LibDem candidates are promising for Camden’s future.
🔗Sign up for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/camdens-cl...
#CleanAir
"Could take 150 years to be “carbon negative”
Piece by @fionaharvey.bsky.social on burning biomass for electricity. Links in the article to paper by Searchinger et al.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A flyer for a meeting. Pale blue background with an image of someone cycling through a park in Southwark. There is a path with trees either side. The text says "Southwark Climate Justice Coalition's Earth Day meeting. Thursday 23rd April, 7-9pm. Walworth Living Room, Surrey Square, London SE17 2JU. Come and discuss clean air and the key climate justice issues for the local elections. With a presentation from Mums for Lungs".
Join us at this Thursday's Southwark Climate Justice Coalition meeting.
Celebrating Earth Day, we'll be presenting on #AirPollution and taking part in a discussion on #CleanAir & #Climate ahead of the local elections.
Come along and take part! Thursday from 7-9 pm at the Walworth Living Room.
"One hour. All the main parties. Your questions."
Come along to the @londoncycling.bsky.social #Haringey hustings to find out what candidates are proposing to do about safer walking & wheeling across the borough, and how they will ensure we can all breathe #CleanAir. This Wednesday (22nd), 7:30pm.
Wishing you had a calmer, safer school run, with less traffic and #AirPollution at the school gates?
Join us on Tuesday 28th April at 8:15pm to hear all about #SchoolStreets. You'll leave inspired to get the ball rolling with one at your school!
Thank you for all your hard work on that. Totally agree it should have happened far sooner.
It's good to see that @brighton-hove.gov.uk will start using cameras to enforce their #SchoolStreets from September.
Using cameras makes School Streets more sustainable - schemes shouldn't be relying on volunteers long-term. #AirPollution #ActiveTravel
Also need to look in closer detail here (UK Air Quality Pivot Table: 1970-2024) & consider cost-benefit to society. A tiny minority (<3m) of people burning solid fuel cause more PM2.5 pollution than 42m vehicle exhausts & power stations (even incl. Drax)
naei.energysecurity.gov.uk/air-pollutan...
"Air pollution acts as a silent accelerator that robs individuals of their healthiest years.”
My latest piece for @theguardian.com on research on 396,000 people in the UK.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
⚡ It’s time to Electrify London ⚡
Road transport causes 28% of the city's CO₂ emissions and 42% of NOx. This is a major health and climate issue.
EVs aren't the whole answer - but we do need local parties to make switching to them easier.
Take action via @cleancitiescampaign.org 👇 .
This is a must-watch from the @bmj.com Medicine and Science podcast.
The BMJ recently investigated the public #Health impact of #WoodBurning, and exposed industry tactics to try to silence councils from raising awareness of the risks of burning. #AirPollution
Not sure what to say to #LocalElections canvassers about #AirPollution? We have the solution!
Download our handy questions and keep them by your front door so you can engage with party representatives when they come knocking.
www.mumsforlungs.org/news/local-e...
A flyer for a circus show and a woodland workshop in Northcliffe Woods, Bradford on Sunday 26th April at 10am.
Our friends at Hope for the Future are running this circus show and woodland workshop next Sunday (26th). If you're in the #Bradford area, please head along to Northcliffe Woods at 10am to take part! hftf.org.uk/event/positi...
"The benefits of School Streets are clear and the challenges are easily resolved."
We'd love to see more #SchoolStreets across #Bromley. With only 3 at the moment, there is huge potential to make the school run safer and healthier for Bromley's children. @betterbeckenham.bsky.social
Are you worried about #AirPollution in #Barnet? Would you like to see more done about it? If so, get in touch!
We're seeking new volunteers in Barnet to expand our campaign for cleaner air and healthier children across the borough.
More info at the link - then email us at hello@mumsforlungs.org.
We're happy to read that Stoke-on-Trent City Council is allocating £2m from its transport delivery plan to create more #SchoolStreets. Not to mention the plans for electric buses and cargo bikes for last-mile deliveries!
A flyer for a hustings event ahead of the local elections. The text says "Healthy air for London. Camden's clean air, climate and transport hustings. Thursday 30th April from 6pm. Sign up at tinyurl.com/ycx9xrmu".
Join us on 30th April at these hustings on #CleanAir, #Climate & #Transport.
We'll be there alongside Possible, @camdencyclists.bsky.social, @farefreelondon.bsky.social, Choked Up & the London Clean Air Initiative to push for strong commitments from candidates. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/camdens-cl...
8.30am on Beckenham High Street during Easter Break. You'd hardly know it's the morning rush hour!
This shows how much car traffic comes from school travel. If our streets were genuinely safe for parents & children to walk & cycle, we could permanently reduce traffic for safer streets & cleaner air
We’re in awe of Dr Alice Willson, a paediatrician and Clinical Fellow at the @rcpch.bsky.social, who recently ran the Spine Challenger North ultramarathon. She finished in an amazing third place, all while raising money for us and two other charities. Read her blog and be inspired! 👇 💥
Excellent progress - really appreciate the work Cllr David Barker has been doing on this. Clean air is vital for the health of Birmingham’s children and the wider community. Encouraging to see a positive response from Government and looking forward to what comes next.
@mumsforlungs.bsky.social
Love these posters from @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org.
Only three weeks till the #LocalElections2026. Have you had any canvassers at your door yet? Please tell them you support policies that will lead to #CleanAir 💚.
Wishing you had a calmer, safer school run, with less traffic and #AirPollution at the school gates?
Join us on Tuesday 28th April at 8:15pm to hear all about #SchoolStreets. You'll leave inspired to get the ball rolling with one at your school!
Join us on 30th April at 6:30pm to quiz #Camden's candidates on actions for #CleanAir, #Climate & #Transport.
We'll be there alongside Possible, @camdencyclists.bsky.social, @farefreelondon.bsky.social, Choked Up and the London Clean Air Initiative, to push for strong commitments from candidates.
In 2018 Drax promised “significant progress” on BECCS by 2023. It never happened. Now they’re shelving it while burning wood from US deforestation without capturing the carbon. Time to end the subsidy deal and shut down the UK’s biggest emitter. https://loom.ly/UsetJvs
We're hiring!
Mums for Lungs is expanding our work to West Bromwich, and we're seeking a dynamic, community-minded Spokesperson to lead local campaigning efforts.
Find out more at the link, and apply by 13th April.
#WestBromwich #Campaigning #Jobs
New research from the University of York shows that reducing deaths from #AirPollution isn't just about reducing pollution levels. It's also about reducing people's vulnerability, with wider health improvements like better access to healthcare and promoting physical activity & healthy diets.
Tomorrow night!
Join us, @southwarkls.bsky.social, @solveschoolrun.bsky.social, @farefreelondon.bsky.social and Southwark Cyclists at the #Southwark transport hustings, ahead of the local elections.
Come and hear from candidates about their vision for travel in Southwark over the next 4 years.
Wishing you had a calmer, safer school run, with less traffic and #AirPollution at the school gates?
Join us on Tuesday 28th April at 8:15pm to hear all about #SchoolStreets. You'll leave inspired to get the ball rolling with one at your school!
